Why is it important?
Mineral supply chains are known for their high risk of non-ethical business practices. Mining and trading of certain raw materials can finance armed groups associated with human rights abuses, including forced labor, human trafficking, and/or child labor. Our Business Partner Criteria require direct suppliers to commit to responsible sourcing of all minerals used in the components and products sold to us.
This short video summarizes how we work with this in practice.
What is it?
We investigate the responsible sourcing of minerals through a comprehensive program that covers tin, tantalum, tungsten, gold (3TG) and cobalt, following the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) guidelines. RMI provides third-party assessments of smelters and refiners through a process called the Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (RMAP).
We recommend our suppliers to source from smelters and refiners verified by RMAP and encourage suppliers to improve their sustainability due diligence practices to safeguard a responsible supply chain.
Key features
We use RMI’s Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (CMRT) and Extended Minerals Reporting Template (EMRT) to gather information from suppliers.
What's in it for you?
The RMI is one of the world’s largest industry associations resources for companies from a range of industries focused on advancing responsible mineral sourcing across global supply chains.
What you need to do
This is an annual process. The same steps need to be completed every year.
- We ask our suppliers to provide information through an annual survey. We also encourage our suppliers to do the same with their suppliers.
- Complete and submit the survey.
- More information may be requested, if the survey results indicate high risks.
Download our supplier guide on responsible minerals
Download our supplier guide on responsible minerals
- Filename
- Atlas Copco Group - Responsible minerals - Supplier guide.pdf
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- 840 KB
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